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Obituary: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Boyd) Davis

North Granville, N.Y.

                                       "IN MEMORIUM"

Died, in North Granville, N.Y., August 1, 1878

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Boyd) Davis

The deceased, daughter of the late Hon. John H. Boyd, of Whitehall, N.Y., was born on January 16, 1837, and was baptized when an infant by Rev. Lewis Kellog.  In 1861, October 2, she was married to the late H.W. Davis, and was received into the Presbyterian church, at North Granville, April 28, 1878, by Rev. L. Kellogg, who at the same time baptized her two sons, John B., and Henry W., who she leaves to mourn her loss, aged 15 and 11 respectively.

Being blessed with a very acute and comprehensive mind, she received a thorough education at the Whitehall academy, at Burlington, Vt., Galway. N.Y., and the North Granville Seminary, of which she was the first graduate, on July 30, 1856. A brilliant member of society, a devoted mother and a sincere Christian, her loss is deeply felt in this town and wherever she is known.

Two years ago last March an attack of pneumonia, which she barely escaped
with life, brought on the pulmonary disease which, with varying intervals of acuteness, has terminated her life. Last October she rode out for the last time. Since April she has been confined to her bed.

Her faith in her Redeemer was implicit. She repeatedly asked that the 14th chapter of John and the 46th Psalm be read to her, and expressed great satisfaction in hearing them.

Her cousins, Mrs. M.E. Billings and sisters; as well as William B., John W., and Jesse L. Eddy have sought to provide every comfort that could avail to mitigate her sufferings, sufferings which she strove to endure patiently, praying daily for God's assistance. Her great resignation for months proved that her prayers were effectual. Her sister, Miss Kate L. Boyd, or Miss J.A. Bunce have been constantly with her for nearly three months, and Mr. and Mrs. James G. Brown, with whom she has made her home for seven years, have faithfully cared for her and her two sons till the last. Often did she mention these and other friends with deepest gratitude.

It was at the dawn of a new day that her gentle spirit took its flight, emblem of that glorious day in which she henceforth will dwell. On the afternoon of August 3rd, the funeral services were conducted by Rev. L. Kellogg, who read a part of the 7th chapter of the gospel of St. John and referred in his remarks to the grandmother and mother of deceased, whom he had attended to their final resting places. The choir of the Presbyterian church sang "Rock of Ages" and "Just as I Am."  The sad procession moved without carriages from the house to the cemetery, which was near; and the coffin, profusely covered with flowers, was gently lowered into the grave which was beautifully lined with evergreens and flowers. Not more gently could the bearers have lifted the living form and placed it to rest. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Shumway, Buckley, Willett, Wilcox, Thomas and Kincaid. Mr. James Doren made the arrangements for the funeral in his usual quiet manner.

Her glory is not of this shadowy state,
Glory that with the fleeting season dies;
But when she entered at the sapphire gate
What joy was radiant in celestial eyes!
How heaven's bright depths with sounding welcomes rung,
And flowers of heaven by shining hands were flung;
And He who, long before,
Pain, scorn, and sorrow bore,
The mighty Sufferer with aspect sweet,
Smiled on the timid stranger from his seat;
He who returning, glorious, from the grave,
Dragged Death, disarmed, in chains, a crouching slave.
                                                         Bryant.
Barbara Cox  (Email address not current)

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